September 8, 2011 3:35am EDTSeptember 7, 2011 10:41pm EDTThe Phillies will be without Chase Utley for at least the first two games of their weekend series in Milwaukee. He has a concussion after being hit in the head with a pitch.

Staff report

Published on Sep. 7, 2011 | Updated on Sep. 8, 2011

Sep. 7, 2011

Chase Utley will be out of the Philadelphia Phillies' lineup a few days because of a concussion after being beaned Wednesday night.

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro told reporters that Utley was diagnosed with a "very mild" concussion and would sit out at least two games. Utley did not travel with the team to Milwaukee, where it will play a four-game series against the Brewers beginning Thursday. Utley also must visit the team physician.

“As I told Chase, we're not going to mess with the heart and we are not going to mess with the head,” Amaro said, according to the Delaware County Times.

Utley barely moved as a 91 mph fastball from Atlanta Braves left-hander Eric O'Flaherty ricocheted off the top of his helmet in the sixth inning. Utley stayed in the game through the top of the eighth inning, before the Phillies sent up Ben Francisco to pinch-hit for him.

"He had headaches," manager Charlie Manuel told reporters after the Phillies' 3-2 walkoff victory. "He was OK until he went out to the field and started to have headaches."

“The way to describe it is that he didn't really feel 100 percent after getting hit,” Amaro told reporters, according to the Delaware County Times. “He felt OK right afterward. Then he started feeling a little fuzzy. And so we took the precaution to get him out of the game.”

Utley also told reporters that he had a headache. He was not on the field to celebrate the win.

Pete Orr replaced Utley at second base.

In 88 games this season, Utley is batting .262/.344/.441 with 10 home runs, 41 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. He missed the Phillies' first 46 games because of right knee tendinitis.

Amaro announced that the club will activate shortstop Jimmy Rollins from the disabled list to maintain depth on the infield. Rollins has been sidelined with a groin strain and will play only in an emergency.